Castaway Tiger crowned CTPL best and fairest while a Greater Northern female creates history

Discarded Tiger Alex Doolan did not let the disappointment of losing his spot in the state side affect his grade form, while Emma Manix-Geeves has created CTPL history in the women’s comp

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ALEX Doolan may have fallen out of favour with Tasmanian selectors this summer and it was opposition CTPL bowlers who felt the fury.

Twelve years after claiming his first Emerson Rodwell medal, Doolan was last night crowned this season’s winner after a stellar campaign for South Hobart-Sandy Bay.

Dropped from the Tigers side after the first two Sheffield Shield rounds in the Adelaide hub, Doolan only played one more match for the state — the clash against Victoria earlier this month when he was flown over on the morning of day one as a replacement for an ill Tim Paine.

Alex Doolan, pictured batting for Tasmania on day three of the Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and Tasmania at the MCG, has won his second Emerson Rodwell medal. (Photo by Mike Owen/Getty Images)

However he didn’t let the disappointment hinder his grade form, finishing the season as the leading run scorer with 793 runs at an average of 79.3.

This included three hundreds and three half centuries, the highlight an unbeaten 210 against Greater Northern which helped the Sharks secure a draw.

Doolan finished on 16 votes, four clear of a former Tigers teammate James Faulkner with maximum votes in round 22 courtesy of 160 not out against Glenorchy sealing the medal.

History was created in the Kim Fazackerley medal count, with Emma Manix-Geeves becoming the first player from the Greater Northern Raiders to win a CTPL best and fairest.

After losing her state contract in the off season, Manix-Geeves put together a season which forced the Tigers to call her back into the Tasmanian system for the WNCL campaign.

She cracked one century and passed 50 on another four occasions to claim the batting aggregate award with 597 runs at an average of 59.70, and polled 17 votes to take home the

Fazackerley medal by four votes from Clarence’s Hollie Armitage.

The men’s team of the year was dominated by University and North Hobart, who will square off in the CTPL decider from Friday after splitting the T20 and Kookaburra Cup titles.

Six of the 11 team of the year players came from the two clubs, with Clarence providing two.

Enrico Di Venuto, Bradley John Thomas and Geoffrey Arthur ‘Artie’ Combes were inducted into the CTPL Hall of Fame.

Emma Manix-Geeves (left) created CTPL history by being the first player from Greater Northern Raiders to be crowned the best and fairest, while Clarence’s Hollie Armitage (right) was runner up. Picture: Alastair Bett.

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